Russian court postpones ruling on whether to label Mariupol regiment as terrorists


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Jun 2022

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a mural painted in honour of the Azov Regiment in Kyiv, Ukraine June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed for the second time a hearing on whether to designate Ukraine's Azov Regiment, which defied besieging Russian forces for weeks in Mariupol, as a terrorist entity.

A court official said the hearing, first set for May 26, had now been rescheduled for Aug. 2. No reason was given.

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